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Vintage Technics 78 Conversion

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Paully

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There has been some threads and information on this in the past about bypassing a resistor to get 78 speed on a Technics replacing the 45 rpm. I don't want to rehash what has been discussed, I was just wondering if anyone would mind listing off models they know of that would be good candidates for this conversion so I can get one Technics or otherwise! Some options to start:

SL-23
SL-150
SL-230
 
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I made this change on an SL-220, so I can tell you that it works on that model. The SL-210 and SL-230 use the same motor control circuit as the SL-220, so the change I made would work on those models as well. I've also seen instructions online for a 78 conversion on the SL-23; those changes would also work on the SL-20, which uses the same motor control circuitry as the SL-23.
 
Cool beans. I would like to find one I can pick up but more likely eBay is going to be it. Thanks for the input, I will start looking.
 
I think those are a little out of my price range. I wanted to do the conversion on a cheaper model myself to save the money. I don't think 78s will ever be my primary medium, but I do have a few hundred and would like to spin a few! But thanks for the suggestion.
 
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